Top 5 T20I matches between India and Australia

#2. Only T20I, Australia tour of India at Rajkot, Oct 10 2013

This was the highest scored chased against Australia in T20I

Australia - 201/7

India - 202/4 (19.2)

India won by 6 wickets with 2 balls remaining

Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh stand out in some of India’s victories over Australia in T20 and in this particular match, the latter scored his highest T20I score.

India won the toss and elected to bowl first. Australia came out with all guns blazing and raced to 56 in 4.5 overs before losing the wicket of Nic Maddinson who scored 34 off 16 balls. Although Maddinson was dismissed, his opening partner Aaron Finch continued the assault as wickets fell around him at regular intervals.

By the time Finch was dismissed after scoring 89 runs off 52 balls, Australia had 174 on the board for the loss of six wickets and 21 balls left to play. However, without Finch, they could only raise the target to 201 which itself was a huge ask for India who had lost four of their previous five T20 matches against Australia.

India got the chase off to a good start and after 8.3 overs, Yuvraj walked out to join Kohli with India needing 122 runs off 69 balls with seven wickets to spare. In the first ball of the 12th over, Kohli was dismissed with India needing 102 runs off 53 balls and Yuvraj on eight runs after playing five balls.

Yuvraj took charge and swung the momentum as he scored 69 runs off the next 30 balls he faced which included seven fours and five sixes. With Dhoni at the other end rotating the strike, India chased down the target with two balls to spare.

This memorable win was the start of India’s seven-match winning streak against the Aussies in T20I. It is also India’s second highest run chase in T20I and the highest by any team against Australia.